@@freddyramirez1820 *down 17 by 3rd still won. Same with wolves down by 20. a win is a win no matter how many points you've got more than the opponent.
@ricomark70 The opponent matters too tho. That series should have been over in 5.. OKC is young, with no experience, and only one main guy. OkC is no where near DEN level so its not the same at all.
Look, Kyrie was inside the building in the same plane of existence in the space-time continuum of this particular universe and that caused a butterfly effect you can't ignore. Keyshawn knows his quantum physics. They don't call him Quarkshawn Johnson for nothing. In all seriousness, he's a prime example of opinions existing in a vacuum. Nothing he said five seconds ago matters. No previous predictions or facts matter. He's going to say what he thinks in that particular moment.
He didn't hate him, he just said he's not no Bird. He's not either,he can't shoot like bird and he's just now started playing defense this year. Be wasn't lying back then. Luca has improved alot
@@freddyramirez1820 lmao if you really watch the whole series refs trying to bail okc over and over. Still even if he complains thats just normal but he still put up triple double. Cry haters😂😂😂
Yeah I can't listen to him I'm with Paul Dallas got a duo Minnesota got only Edwards Towns is iffy the Mavs got 4 players that can get buckets and defend
@@GeraldThompson-iu8kslmao what did Kyrie do against the thunder? Nothing. If he couldn’t go around their defense, how will he manage against the best defensive team in the league who just beat the reigning champs? Before you answer that, the wolves had to guard and locked up KD, Beale, and Booker in the first round. Then shut down Murray completely to where he only had a good 1st half in game 7, only to be picked apart and locked up by Ant in the 2nd half. The wolves have 3 athletic 7 footers who can also guard the wing and the baseline. Dallas is also so bad in defense, that Kyrie is their best defensive player. So how will they stop ant, Naz Reid, KAT, etc? Y’all so weird. Do you even know basketball? Answer these questions
@@anthonyporter1556 stop it. Im not skip fan, but he was ALWAYS consistent in his criticism of luka. 1. He took tok many difficult threes and not making a high percentage. 2. His effort on defense was questionable at times. 3. His freethrow percentage was pretty bad. All these thinfs are fixed now, and skip has no more criticsm of luka's game. I usually would never defend skip. But he was always consistent in his "luka hate".
Kyrie was hurt in street clothes when the mavs played the wolves & keyshawn says that don't matter cuz he was on the bench is literally the stupidest shit i have ever heard 😂😂😂😂
Well, first off against OKC. It was somewhat of an even matchup, but I’ll tell you right now if I switch the mask around and put them against the Lakers first round and then put them against Minnesota second and possibly Denver the third round one of those rounds are losing. They look at the draw OK is good but they don’t have what it takes to win which is the reason they win because Shayy average 30 in the series, Minnesota is going to basically shut the paint down. They got big stacking all the one through five and they can turn up the pressure intensity a lot. If they can manage to keep kyrie OK did it make this a PJ Washington and Luca versus Minnesota Dallas getting swept
Not only that you go look at most of these games Kyrie and Luca I don’t even believe came off the floor really in that last game Minnesota, they have multiple bodies they can run through that they can throw at Kyrie and Luca had the Mavericks play the Nuggets they would’ve lost Minnesota beat the defending champs three times on a home court this entire year nuggets were 0-11 when scoring under 100 points six of those games came from Minnesota it’s a different beast when you’re playing OKC who is a young team, but they got some solid defenders versus team was the number one defense
I predict Keyshawn being the Celtics/Indy no. 1 fan if Mavs make it to the finals. If the Mavs win the chip - I predict Keyshawn to proclaim it a fluke, give any little praise to Kai, and that the real question is: Can they repeat it!? And how that's highly doubtful! :D
Luka averaging 30 in the playoffs and has been playing bad, ant man averaging 30 and “he the new Michael jordan” this right here let’s you know Luka is WAY BETTER THAN ANT.
@@whosdatdude3570 48.5% that's almost 50% lol clearly you didn't watched the Dallas series vs OKC they were doubling Luka every time he touched the ball still averaged 29/10/10
He doesn't have to he's Mr clutch it's ok to fly under radar ! I got Dallas in 6 Luka magic big time I like the peices he has around him .and hardaway and kleber didn't even do much more from them it be easy . But yeh mavs for the chip ☝🏾🦁 pacers can upset Boston aswell
When Kyrie played with Luka against the wolves which is only one time, he put up 36 and Luka had 34. This series could get out of hand quick. OKC matched up better against Dallas than Minnesota does.
@@dustinbarlow1623 this, im expecting luka to average 30 this series atleast, he started looking like his old self the last few games. And im also expecting ky to average near 30. I would love for ky to have one of signature games and drop 40-50 tho
Jordan was a way more complete player on both ends of the floor than Edward's at this point. Jordan in the 93 finals averaged 41 pts, 9 rbs, 6 assists 51% from the floor, 70% ft.
Keyshawn, "They beat Dallas while he was there. He watched the Wolves win!" "You just wait, with the Timberwolves defense, the Mavericks not gonna shoot the football well. That's why I got Minnesota!"
The only time Kyrie and Luka played together against the Wolves, The wolves lost. Kyrie had 36 and Luka had 34. The length of Minnesota is going from a strength to a weakness. You arent stopping Hardy, Luka or Kyries mid range jumper game.
@@user-di5ye5hr3b Luka played Gobert off the floor against the Jazz and averaged 34 against the Wolves this year without Kyrie, he'll be fine. It's Kyrie who will struggle with the Wolves length.
I have a strong feeling, the Mavs are taking this W. I’m sorry, but ANT is no SGA. The thunder was the team to beat. They were so consistent the whole series and the Mavs had to play a nearly perfect series.
@@gabecarlson6727 Its the opposite, Dallas is a bad matchup for Minnesota. Minnesota is built to beat teams like the Suns and Nuggets that are bigger teams. Dallas is going to get transition buckets by the bushel in this series and make Gobert and Kat work on both ends of the court. McDaniels is a more Athletic defender than Dort, but def not as physical, him trying to break up the PNR could be a serious concern for Minnesota. That and Minnesota only has two people who can handle the Ball. If Either Conley or Ant get in foul trouble the entire team is cooked.
@@dustinbarlow1623 issue is that they will be our rebounded. Even though they traded for taller players at the deadline, they will be killed on the glass by Minnesota
Can you imagine what Key would be saying if Luka was 6 of 24 shooting. He would be destroying him. The difference is Luka can give you a triple double even when he’s having a bad shooting night.
Keyshawn’s got some undertone racism against Luka, wtf is this shit about kyrie is not playing well cause he is deferring to Luka, there is no deferring it’s Luka’s team
Every good thing Keyshawn says about the Wolves, the Mavs have the same thing and more. His Luka/Dallas hate is so obvious Skip said it out loud and Key still won't admit he's blinded by his bias.
Another "new face of the league" for the Mavs. The only reason I wanted Dallas to play the Nuggets was because I thought AT LEAST the refs would be fair and consistent. Now, idk.. guess Ant is MJ now.
@@casiemny1219 how bout you stop with the BS. Anyone with eyes knows the thunder were getting calls left and right last series while dallas wasn't even getting half of what they should have. Game 6 was the most egregious case in the series. Hell you can even see last play of the game luka gets fouled, no call, then he has to go to PJ.
Well if u ever watched the timberwolves. You would know the refs would swallow their whistles. It was a truly disgusting to watched these inept refs last night.
Man Luka is my brother from the Balkan, but that Minnesota team is a pack of wild wolfs. I just can’t see how they’re going to deal with that ferocious defense.
Because they’ll actually have to work on defense. Kyrie isn’t Jamal Murray. I’m not saying the wolves won’t win, but I think it’s a toss up, and should be fun to watch
@@BigDaddyLongSteppa Im saying the opposite. You are the one who made the statement that Murray is better than Kyrie by saying Kyrie is no Murray. Murray is no Kyrie is the right way to say it.
Not really. We just took down the defending champs. What more can Luka do than Jokic? They practically put up exact same stats. Luka been shooting the ball poorly in the playoffs so far.
Luca is terrible and lazy with defense. Also he's worn out. Dallas wasn't doing well the first part of the season and he had to play his ass off to get to playoffs.
The Suns yes. The Nuggets??? NO. I don't see how MAVS are guarding Rudy, KAT, McDaniels, Reid & Anderson. They're just going to post them up until they can double & kick out. KAT is unguardable in this series. And 1 last thing. And you think Dallas has good defense? Wait till you see 3 All-defense team players same time at the floor. Hate to tell you. But, Dallas is in for a rude awaking. And, guys like Aron Gordon, Murray, KCP, Michael Porter that have a championship couldn't step up offensive. You think PJ Washinton & whatever the other gafford guy is??? You guys beat the OKC that the Wolves would've smoked. Don't be so sure bout the defense when you're going against a historic defense. Love Luka & Kyrie tho. Generational talent & the best backcourt in the league. But, they're getting mauled.
@@TheRoshiv Luka and Kai get mauled by who? McDaniels can’t guard Luka my guy, he’s too skinny. And Murray on an injured calf is not the same animal as Kyrie will be for Ant. Luka’s knee injury is a concern, but there is nobody on the Wolves that can guard Luka. That means you’ll be forced to send help. As far as Mavs defense, look how bad Ant looked last night when they sent a soft double. Dallas is gonna give him a lot more problems with their help and length that he’ll keep holding the ball while he calculates what’s going on. Both teams are great defensively, the Mavs just also have the two best offensive weapons in this series.
@angelsaint-hilaire4372 Luka & Kyrie will get theirs. The rest will be a total duds. And I can see you're delusional about the defense. Suns & Nuggets were shell shocked by the kind of defense they saw. And as far as our offense goes, we don't play your turn-my turn offense like MAVS do. And our offense might start with ANT but will end with KAT. I don't really see anyone in the MAVS who can stop ANT or KAT without the double-team. And I think you're placing too much bet on PJ Washinton & Gafford. We've played against them before 🤣. They're not stopping anyone. If Luka or jyrie don't make insane shots, your one-one offense is going to tank. And, I know Murray isn't kyrie or Luka. They're the best backcourt. But, MAVS isn't big enough to go adjust 2 7 footers with KAT, Gobert. Plus Reid, Anderson, Mcdaniels. You're going to be killed in the boards as well. We'll always have the rebouding edge. Wait & watch. Gobert will look like SHAQ against you guys
"I like Rudy against that young kid" I mean i know we are beating dead horse at this point by flaming Keyshawn for talking from his ass and not watching games, BUT DO U REMEMBER LUKA LITERALLY MADE HIM UPLAYABLE AND UTAH HAD TO BENCH HIM BECAUSE LUKA PISSED ON HIS FACE AFTER SWITCHES?
And also to those who claim the timbs are too big.. remember the phoenix series? Luka was taking ayton down in the post and scoring over him. For that matter, luka torched their entire team.
If you're comparing the Timberwolves defense to the Jazz defense you need to stop. Everyone else on that Jazz team was a cone. Rudy was left alone on an island every playoff run.
Luka gets 29-10-10 and complains to the refs after getting fouled: "Man this fat ass needs to chill, always gets distracted and it will hurt them" Anthony Edwards gets 16-8-7, complains to the refs on almost every drive: "Look at my competitive pookie bear, he wants this so bad, he got that MJ mentality 😍😍" Keyshawn is the worst, he didn't even know the only game Kyrie and Luka played against the Wolves they won, even before PJ and Gafford.
I got the wolves in 6 in this series. They just play a lockdown, suffocating style of defense that I think is gonna give Dallas fits more often than not. Only reason I’m not saying sweep is bc Minnesota’s offense can falter at times
Dallas will torch minesota, the only game kai and luka played vs them together this season the blew them out(before trade). Also luka is a master at mismatches, he's gonna force ya'll to bench rudy gobert.
02:20 Jordan did go 9 for 25 against the Pacers in a Game 7. So, it's certainly a turd of a game as well. Ant going 6-24 is just like Kobe going 6-24 in a Game 7 against Boston. In all cases, the superstar was helped out and his team did what was necessary to increase their legendary player's resume.
Nobody can replace Shannon, you can clearly see who does their HW on basketball between Shannon and key. Paul has been a fantastic addition, very knowledgeable and entertaining.
It's a tough series to call,. but as a twolves fan, can't stop believing now. They slayed the giant. I know Mavs are very legitimate, I just feel the size of Minnesota is no joke and can wear teams down. OKC's weakness was rebounding and the wolves can be downright dominant on the boards with all those bigs and they can wear you down on defense too. Dallas isn't going to have as easy a time getting 2nd chance opportunities this series. It will still go 6-7 games but I think Minnesota will push forward.
We all knew Keyshawn was going with the wolves 😂😂😂. I’m happy for the wolves but man I wanted jokic vs Luka just to see what Keyshawn woulda said that series 😂😂😂😂 im glad skipped called em out saying he don’t like Luka
Wolves too big and slow to win this series. Everyone knew to start the playoffs that Minnesota poses the best threat to Denver, but Dallas poses the best threat to Minnesota. Minnesota is going to have a hell of a time staying in front of people. KAT is going to have to keep DJJ and PJ in front of him on a dribble drive, and I just dont see it.
@@MrOctavia1000Jordan IS THE GOAT. And all this age nonsense is a dumb comparison. How long was Jordan in college, and how long was Ant? Until Ant gets more than 6 rings from being 100% FLAWLESS in the finals and two 3PEATS, and will never pass Jordan. Because stat wise MJ is destroying Ant. Besides Jordans Wizards years he's averaged a high ppg than Ants highest season EVERY SINGLE YEAR. 🤣
To Key's point, the reason why Minnesota won that game is because they paid so much attention to Edwards defensively, every time they doubled him they left one player open or paved a lane to the basket for another player. Finch noticed this and took advantage of it with his adjustments after half time.
This will be an interesting series. It will be hard for Gobert and Kat to guard Kyrie or luka on switches. However, the size of Minnesota should factor as well.
Yeah the Size of Minnesota will factor in loses. The only time they played Luka and Kyrie together, Luka had 34 and Kyrie had 36. The medium range shot will be there all game. Gobert and Kat are not going to leave the paint.
Skip doesn't realize that Kyle Anderson has actually been surprisingly successful defending against Luka. It also puts him at his more natural 3 position instead of 4 or 5 that he often gets when Kat or Naz get into foul trouble.
KJ should not be talking Basketball. He almost doesn’t qualify to talk about football after picking Saints to make it to the Super Bowl last year before the season starts.
Why does people keep Countin the wolves out? Now they think Dallas will beat wolves. I guess they won’t believe unless the wolves get to the finals and win. Luka has been on this type of stage before I don’t know will he shine or fizzle out like harden will see
Big factor here, SGA showed up and dropped around thirty in every game of the series and mavs still won, meanwhile Ant was shut down in a couple games in the nuggets series they're cooked if that happens again he's gotta show up big every game
Paul’s and Skips argument makes no sense. Skip literally says give OKC one of Minnesota’s bigs and they win, but Minnesota has 3 of those bigs lmao. Wolves winning this series in 6 and they will win the championship versus whoever comes out the east.